The depressioNet team

Our unique peer-to-peer support service largely stems from our moderator's and member's experiences with depression either as a carer or in a personal capacity.

It is with genuine appreciation and thanks that we acknowledge our volunteer base. Without them, their dedication and life experience, depressioNet could not provide the unique mode of support we have come to expect.

We also have an increasing amount of support from our dedicated student placements who primarily aid depressioNet in our endless online and administration requirements. We are grateful to them and their sharp initiative that now helps our organisation run so efficiently.

Through the goodcompany, Volunteering Australia and Volunteering Victoria, depressioNet has been able to source invaluable assistance from highly skilled volunteers who have so warmly committed their benevolence to depressioNet. They are especially appreciated because it is through their expertise and time that we are undertaking new and exciting projects that will undoubtedly move depressioNet into the future. 

Healthcare Professional Advisory Team
depressioNet’s Healthcare Professional Advisory Team (HPAT) comprises of well regarded healthcare professionals from a range of disciplines and committed to helping reduce the impact of depression in the community. The HPAT provide invaluable support to depressioNet by volunteering their skills and expertise in a number of activities such as the development and review of website content to ensure its validity. Currently, the HPAT Committee comprises of the following people:

• Mr. Philip Armstrong – Counsellor (President of the Australian Counselling Association)
• Dr. Lydia Bennett – Psychologist
• Ms. Bruni Brewin – Hynotherapist (CEO of the Australian Hypnotherapist Association)
• Ms. Celia Cornick – Homeopath
• Ms. Vanita Dahia – Compound Pharmacist
• Ms. Susan Jarmo – Massage Therapist and Herbalist
• Ms. Dawn Vincent – Mental Health Social Worker